Series · Talk, Documentary
Japanology Plus (2014)Season 5
★ 6.4 · 5 votes13 seasons · 369 episodesTalk, Documentary2014
Host Peter Barakan delves into various aspects of Japanese culture; exploring practices, history, and modern innovations in such areas as ramen, rice, sushi, geisha, bonsai, and so much more. Local experts discuss their passions at fascinating length, and American Japanophile Matt Alt experiences the food, practices, and cultures in each episode in depth. Viewers will finish each half hour episode with a new understanding of an area of Japanese life through demonstrative videos and explanations, all delivered respectfully and true to the Japanese way of life.
- Writers
- Adam Fulford, Satomi Furukawa, Naoko Tomita
- Network
- NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- First aired
- April 3, 2014
- Status
- Returning
- Next episode
- S13E20 · October 29, 2026
Cast
Peter BarakanSelf - Host
Emma HowardSelf - Narrator (voice)
Matt AltSelf - Guest
Kanako SachnoSelf - Narrator (voice)
Kyle CardSelf - Guest- KanoaSelf - Reporter in Plus One
- Chieko MukasaSelf - Food Journalist
Chad MullaneSelf - Comedian- David McMahonSelf - Reporter in Plus One
- Matt SchleySelf - Reporter in Plus One
Vinay MurthySelf - Reporter in Plus One
Lemi DuncanSelf - Reporter in Plus One- Hiroshi TashiroSelf - Expert
- Masahiko UranoSelf - Expert
- Kenichiro SenooSelf - Expert
Yoshihiro SendaSelf - Expert- Elizabeth SuzukiSelf
Everett Kennedy BrownSelf- Carolin EckhardtSelf
- Ayao OkumuraSelf
Episodes
0/38 watched- Episode 1: Ocean Fishing28 min · Jan 9, 2018
- Episode 2: The Police28 min · Jan 16, 2018
- Episode 3: Japanophiles: Stephanie Tomiyasu28 min · Jan 23, 2018
- Episode 4: New Trends in Logistics28 min · Feb 6, 2018
- Episode 5: Game Arcades28 min · Feb 13, 2018
- Episode 6: Snow Removal28 min · Feb 20, 2018
- Episode 7: Shopping Streets28 min · Mar 6, 2018
- Episode 8: Japanophiles: Bjorn Heiberg28 min · Mar 13, 2018
- Episode 9: Regional Transport Crisis28 min · Mar 20, 2018
- Episode 10: Miniature Culture28 min · Mar 27, 2018
- Episode 11: Marriage28 min · Apr 3, 2018
- Episode 12: 100 Yen Shops28 min · Apr 10, 2018
- Episode 13: Deep-fried Food28 min · Apr 17, 2018
- Episode 14: Lighthouses28 min · May 1, 2018
- Episode 15: Japanophiles: David E. Wells28 min · May 22, 2018
- Episode 16: Industrial Heritage28 min · Jun 5, 2018
- Episode 17: Graves28 min · Jun 19, 2018
- Episode 18: Rice Cultivation28 min · Jun 26, 2018
- Episode 19: The Ogasawara Islands: A Multicultural Heritage28 min · Jul 3, 2018
- Episode 20: The Ogasawara Islands: A Turbulent History28 min · Jul 10, 2018
- Episode 21: Japanophiles: Bruce Gutlove28 min · Jul 17, 2018
- Episode 22: Roadside Stations28 min · Jul 31, 2018
- Episode 23: Summer Resorts28 min · Aug 7, 2018
- Episode 24: Yurei: Japanese Ghosts28 min · Aug 21, 2018
- Episode 25: Radio Calisthenics28 min · Sep 4, 2018
- Episode 26: Underground Shopping Streets28 min · Sep 11, 2018
- Episode 27: Japanophiles: Jagmohan S. Chandrani28 min · Sep 25, 2018
- Episode 28: A Sense of the Divine28 min · Oct 2, 2018
- Episode 29: Earthquake-resistant Architecture28 min · Oct 9, 2018
- Episode 30: School Sports Days28 min · Oct 16, 2018
- Episode 31: School Satchels28 min · Oct 30, 2018
- Episode 32: Aquariums28 min · Nov 6, 2018
- Episode 33: Onigiri: Rice Balls28 min · Nov 13, 2018
- Episode 34: Japanophiles: David Stanley Hewett28 min · Nov 20, 2018
- Episode 35: Coffee28 min · Nov 27, 2018
- Episode 36: Meiji-era Advisors28 min · Dec 11, 2018
- Episode 37: School Uniforms28 min · Dec 18, 2018
- Episode 38: Soba Restaurants28 min · Dec 25, 2018
